NOAA Storm Events · June 2026
Hail in June 2026: 1,228 NOAA reports across 40 states
NOAA logged 1,228 hail reports in June 2026, in 447 counties across 40 states. Colorado had the most (201). The largest stone was 4 inches (a grapefruit), near Bethune in Kit Carson County, Colorado, on June 8, 2026. The worst day was June 24, 2026, with 98 reports in 10 states.
- Where
- 447 counties in 40 states; Colorado had 16% of the reports
- Largest stone
- 4 inches, a grapefruit, in Kit Carson County, CO (near Bethune), on June 8, 2026
- Worst day
- June 24, 2026: 98 reports in 10 states, 8% of the month
- Days with hail
- 30 of 30 days had at least one report
- under 1 in
- 1 to 1.74 in
- 1.75 to 2.74 in
- 2.75 in and up
Day by day
June 24, 2026 was the worst day with 98 reports. A day with hail averaged 41.
| June 1 | 74 |
|---|---|
| June 2 | 51 |
| June 3 | 20 |
| June 4 | 26 |
| June 5 | 19 |
| June 6 | 23 |
| June 7 | 23 |
| June 8 | 78 |
| June 9 | 29 |
| June 10 | 60 |
| June 11 | 47 |
| June 12 | 12 |
| June 13 | 45 |
| June 14 | 12 |
| June 15 | 3 |
| June 16 | 40 |
| June 17 | 33 |
| June 18 | 17 |
| June 19 | 68 |
| June 20 | 32 |
| June 21 | 26 |
| June 22 | 73 |
| June 23 | 67 |
| June 24 | 98 |
| June 25 | 45 |
| June 26 | 33 |
| June 27 | 37 |
| June 28 | 24 |
| June 29 | 89 |
| June 30 | 24 |
Where it hit hardest
Ranked by NOAA hail reports. A report is one spotter or sensor entry for one county and storm, so counts follow where people live as well as where hail fell.
| CO | 201 |
|---|---|
| MN | 128 |
| NE | 105 |
| KS | 99 |
| SD | 95 |
| TX | 74 |
| ND | 67 |
| IL | 58 |
| WI | 58 |
| OK | 57 |
| # | State | Reports | Share | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado | 201 | 16.4% | 4 in |
| 2 | Minnesota | 128 | 10.4% | 3 in |
| 3 | Nebraska | 105 | 8.6% | 3.2 in |
| 4 | Kansas | 99 | 8.1% | 4 in |
| 5 | South Dakota | 95 | 7.7% | 3.25 in |
| 6 | Texas | 74 | 6.0% | 3 in |
| 7 | North Dakota | 67 | 5.5% | 4 in |
| 8 | Illinois | 58 | 4.7% | 3 in |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 58 | 4.7% | 1.75 in |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 57 | 4.6% | 2.75 in |
| # | County | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morgan County, CO | 30 | 3 in |
| 2 | Jefferson County, CO | 22 | 1.75 in |
| 3 | Ramsey County, MN | 22 | 2.25 in |
| 4 | Kit Carson County, CO | 20 | 4 in |
| 5 | Logan County, CO | 18 | 3 in |
| 6 | Elbert County, CO | 14 | 3.4 in |
| 7 | Adams County, CO | 13 | 2 in |
| 8 | Denver County, CO | 13 | 1.75 in |
| 9 | Washington County, CO | 13 | 3.5 in |
| 10 | Yuma County, CO | 13 | 4 in |
County names link to the full hail history where we have published that county. The CSV below lists all 447 counties and all 40 states.
How June 2026 compares
| Compared with | Reports | June 2026 was |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 1,036 | +192 (+19%) |
| June 2025 | 1,384 | -156 (-11%) |
| the average June in the other 12 years | 1,776 | -548 (-31%) |
June 2026 was the 12th busiest June of the 13 in the record and the 39th busiest of all 150 months.
| 2014 | 2612 |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 2409 |
| 2016 | 1338 |
| 2017 | 1818 |
| 2018 | 1822 |
| 2019 | 1924 |
| 2020 | 1387 |
| 2021 | 1006 |
| 2022 | 1508 |
| 2023 | 2841 |
| 2024 | 1264 |
| 2025 | 1384 |
| 2026 | 1228 |
Every June in the record, 2014 to 2026. Months after June 2026 are not in NOAA's file yet.
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Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, hail rows at county level, data through June 2026. Reports are preliminary and unverified: they show that hail was reported in a county, not that a given roof was damaged. Method: how we count. More: State of Hail by year · county hail history · press.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, public domain. Counts and tables on this page are free to reuse with credit to PickARoofer under CC BY 4.0.